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Working with investors: Creating value through the lifespan of your investment... and beyond.​

Connect the Dots

Investor-literate

​With nearly 20 years spent partnering with Private Equity and Venture Capital investors, we understand your priorities, pain points & value levers.

 

We have an innate understanding of the particular dynamics of investor-backed & growth-stage companies: the emphasis on dynamic change and growth, as well as a razor-sharp focus on value creation and realisation in a swift time frame. ​

Given this background, we have built a service offering to support you and your investee companies through the complete lifecycle of an investment from pre-deal to exit.

In addition, we can support you in building out your own bench-strength in terms of Advisors & seasoned Operators, such as Operating Partners, & geographical, functional or vertical sector advisors.

Our offering

Pre-deal services

Pre-deal Services

We work extensively in the pre-deal stage to help identify and qualify potential investments:

  • Introduction of specialist advisors for technical & commercial DD;

  • Identification of deal & sector advisors;

  • Review of existing team, risks and areas to strengthen;

  • Identification / Build-out of Board & Exec team pre-close of deal.

Team build-out

Team build-outs

Assess and strengthen the Leadership team to maximise growth & value creation:

  • Right-shape the team to suit the growth ambitions & strategy of the business;​

  • Build a professional Board;

  • Scale up the capabilities, seniority and breadth of functional specialism with the team;

  • Add pertinent growth-stage and international experience.

Preparation for exit

Preparation for exit

Partner with you to prepare the business for exit and the next leg of its journey:

  • Ensure you have a Board, CFO & team who will be able to position and guide the business through a successful exit process;

  • Consider succession planning to ensure the team is future proofed and derisked (allowing for departures & continuity at the end of a deal cycle).

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Advisory capability

Within the investment team build out strategic and operational capability:

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  • ​Add functional or vertical specialists to your organisation in an Advisory or Operating Partner capacity;

  • Extend your network with proactive introductions to Executives, Board Members, Advisors and potential deal opportunities.

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